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G1. W. LEWBS DUSTPAN Filed June 17.

Patented .luly l0, 1923.

l 'GEORGE W. LEwIs, or cnIcAGo, ILLINOIS.

DUSTPAN.

Application filed June 17', 1922. Serial No. 569,096.

.2"'0 all 'La/zomer may concern; f

Be it known that I, GEORGE WV. LEwIs, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Coolr and State of Illinois, have ,invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dustpans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to dust pans of the foot operated class, and has for one of its objects to increase the efficiency and siniplicity of devices of `this character.

'Another object Aof theinvention is to provide a device yof this character including a combined support and handle of resilient material operative to hold the dust receiving l pan at the requisite inclination to receive the dust and adapted to be depressed yat the rear asby the pressure of thefoot, to causethe support to move backwardly upon the floor and thus cause the body of the pan to .creep7 to the rear to facilitate the, gathering of the dust.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character including a combined support and handle of resilient material operative to hold the dustreceiving pan' at the requisite inclination to re- -ceive lthe dust vand adapted to be depressed atthe rear as by the ypressure of the foot,y

and with a stop to prevent abnormaldownwardino-vement.

lVith these land othery objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed outY in the claim, and in the drawings illustrative of the preferred -embodiment of the invention Figure 1 is a vside yelevation of the improved device.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan-view.-

Fig. 3 is an enlargeddetached perspective view from beneath, of the holding plate for the combined handle and support.

Fig. l is a detail in section on the line 1-1l of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detached perspective lview of a modified form of the combined handle and support.

The improved device comprises a body or receiver for the dust and formed with a bottom portion 10 having a slightly downturned front edge 11 and upwardly directed sides 12 and rear 13, the sides and rear portions being preferably flaring slightly as indicated.

Extending over a portion ofthe rear of the bodyis a closure including a top portion 111- and depending sides 15 engaging over the sides l2 of the body, and Va'depending rear 16 engaging over the rear v13 of the body. The sides and rear portions of the partial cover are inclined inwardly toward their lower edges to correspond to and closely engage the sides and .rear of the body.

rEhe partial closure is vthus slidable rearwardly on the sides 12 of the body` as guides.

rlhe forward ends of the side portions 15 vof the partial closure and the sides 12 of the body are perforated to receive the inturned ends 17 of a bailmember 18, as illustrated in Figspl and 4l. By this means 'the partial closure is locked in position upon the body and a convenient carrying bail provided. `When the bail is detached, which may be readily accomplished by forcing the ends 17 outwardly, the partial closure may be moved rearwardly as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, to entirely uncover the -body of the pan, or to entirely remove the partial closure, as will be obvious. f s `Attached in any suitable manner to the under face of the bottom 10 of the body is a. plate 19 having perforated ears 2() bent therefrom at one end and with the rear portion bent at right angles to the plate to form a catch member 21 transversely of thel plate. At its ends the bent portion 21 is provided with outwardly opening seats 22 which are slightly larger at their inner ends than at their outer 'or inlet ends as shown in Fig.`3. A combined handle and support forms a part of the invention, and is formed of resilient materiah for instance a section of relatively heavy wire, bent into elongated U- shape. to produce spaced side portions 23 and transverse connecting end portion 24. At

their free ends the sides 23 are outturned in opposite directions as shown at 25, and

passed through the perforations of the ears 20, with the sides engaged in the recesses 22 as shown.

The side portions 23 are bent intermediate their ends at angles to their longitudinal ares, as shown in Fig. 1, and each side turned into ay coil 26, the coils extending toward the floor, indicated at 27.

The side portions 23 are initially arranged with the coils pressing against each other and with the terminals 25 crossing each other and require some force to separate the sides 23 to enable them to be engaged in the in Fig. l, or about in the position` which anrecessesy 22 and at the same time insert the terminal 25 inthe apertures in the ears 20.

WVhen this is done, the combined handle and support is rmly locked in position on the body, and can be dislodged only by the eX- ercise of considerable force applied to dis.-

tendfth'e' sidesy 23 to detachthem from the recesses 22, a force which will not bel imparted during the operation of the device.

` .On the contrary, any lateral :torce v applied to the support or handle, would 'force the sides more firmly'finto the recesses, and lessen the chances for `separating the handle romthe body, except by abnormal pressure manually applied.

ordinary' dust pan is held bythe operator while the dust is being swept thereon.

W'hen the improved structure is employed., thev friction of the lip lland the terminal 24. of the support are sufiicient to resist any displacement ofthe body when the dust is swept thereon. Then the operator can move the device on the floor by vlateral pressure of one footv tofbring the lip llin proper positionqrelative to the dust to be swept up, and when this is done the operator presses downwardly with one ootupon the members'23, `-the coils 26 iirst striking the Hoor toL limit 'the dewnwardimovement and 1erevent undue depression of thelmdy..y

This downward pressure causes the rela@ f tively sharp terminal 1l to closely engage i Thus the body is caused to produce a creep- Y il (l the floor 27, while the relatively smooth ter,` minal 24C'slips over the floor. Then when the pressure ofthe foot is removed, the body will be drawn backwardly a short distance while the terminal 24 retains its position.

ing orstep by step movement every time theycombined support and handle is actuated.

tain small percentage remainson the floor next to the lip, and as the lip is caused to yIn sweeping the dust over the lip 1l, a cerc hereto. vf riereai` recede .by 4the creeping action above de' Thecoil 26 serves an important purpose` by preventing the rear ,of the pan :from be.- ing forced below an operative point.

'ln Fig. 5 the combined vhandle and sup; port is shown constructed without the coils 26, which may be-einployed under some circumstances." f f The improved device is simple in construe? nrr tion, can :he manufactured of any size and of any suitable material. yThe ycombined support constructed of strips `of' steel Or other reand handle maybe ,l

silient material or metal, and round, flat or y of other form transversely, and itis not de.- sired to limit the` invention in any 'manner nythis'respe'ct.' i' 5 The preferred embodiment-0f the inver-1- tion is disclosed in the. drawings and set forth in the Specification, but 'it-will beun derstoo'd that modifications withingthe' S6019@l 0f the Claimed invention .may bemede in.

the construction without dei.)arting from the principle of the invention or sacrificingany of its advantages.

Having thus described the nventionwhe-t is claimed as new is l I A device of they class described compris-y ing a member edeptedtebe attached te the body [efe dust peli end; eutturned 'at veine end 'with laterally sperling: 'seats in the eutturned Portion, perfereted directed:

from the plate at the other end-and inA speeed, relation, a eembined slippen; handle beet; from e Section- Q resilientmeterialto form spaced. Side. portonsand-eech eide perf tion turned into acoil intermediate the ends to increase the resiliency andform stops to limit the downward movementl of the pan, y

the free ends of the side portions being formed with oppositely directed portionsto enter the apertures of the ears and the sides oi' the resilient member yto entersaid seats and retained in placev therein `bythe resiliency of the handle member, i v i In testimony whereof, I laiizr. my signature eEoRGEw. Lewis. 

